SEC Nearly Doubles Size of Enforcement’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit

Washington D.C., May 3, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the allocation of 20 additional positions to the unit responsible for...

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt Pre-IPO Stock Fraud Scheme by Unregistered Broker-Dealer

Defendants, including persons barred from the brokerage industry, allegedly sold shares they didn’t own, and pocketed more than $75 million Washington D.C. — The Securities...

SEC Announces Older Investor Roundtable Virtual Event on April 28

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a virtual event on April 28 along with the North American Securities Administrators Association...

SEC Adopts Rules to Require Electronic Filing for Investment Advisers and Institutional Investment Managers

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to require certain documents filed by investment advisers, institutional investment managers, and certain...

Check out SEC’s updated list of firms using inaccurate information to solicit investors

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit...

How the US is falling behind Israel in helping startups and why Reg A+ is the answer in 2020

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How the US is falling behind Israel in helping startups and why Reg A+ is the answer in 2020 Israel has become the center for...

Aitana Vargas’s exposé on Hadari Oshri nominated for journalism award

Oshri tried to stop the release of Vargas's series exposing her alleged participation in a $370M PPE scheme In June 2021, Investor News reporter Aitana...

16 defendants charged in international $194M “pump and dump” plots

SEC Uncovers $194 Million Penny Stock Schemes that Spanned Three Continents This week the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against 16 defendants, located in...

SEC Charges Egan-Jones Ratings Co. and CEO with Conflict of Interest Violations

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Haverford, PA-based Egan-Jones Ratings Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with...

HSBC and Scotia Capital Charged with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

Firms admit to wrongdoing and agree to pay penalties in SEC’s ongoing recordkeeping initiative Washington D.C., — The Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged...